Owyhee (ō'wīhē) , river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in several branches in SW Idaho, N Nev., and SE Oreg. and flowing N across NE Oreg. to the Snake River; named in 1826 for two Hawaiian employees of the Hudson's Bay Company who were killed by Native Americans. After gold a...Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0837161.html

Owyhee or Owhyhee is an older English spelling of Hawai{okina}i, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is found in the names of certain locations in the American part of the Pacific Northwest, which were explored and mapped by expeditions whose members included native Hawaiians: ...Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owyhee

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